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Physicists Calculate Exactly When Atomic Nuclei Become Unstable

Jülich, 8 December 2017 – When atomic nuclei contain too many neutrons, they break apart. An international team of physicists has now developed a breakthrough method to calculate the exact point at which the nuclei become unstable. The results allow more detailed insights into the structure of atomic nuclei, which scientists hope to use to understand more about the creation of the elements after the Big Bang. The calculations were performed on the Jülich supercomputer JUQUEEN.

POF: Guide to the Institutes

As part of programme-oriented funding (POF) within the Helmholtz Association, the programme activities of institutes at Forschungszentrum Jülich will be evaluated between October 2017 and January 2018. Institutes and Programmes Evaluated